The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-06-23
CHAPTER 37OO-CNo. 90

Article XIX OF the Constitution of 1885
WHEREAS Article XIX of the Constitution 1885 provides
that petition of oneuh of the registered any
county to the County Commissioners of such county, said
County Commissioners shall order be held
said county to determine whether spuous
malt liquors shall be sold in said county, dnd chereas said
Article further provides that in any precinct which votes
against the sale of such spuous malt liquors
such county it shall be unlawful to sell such liquors; and
heea said Article XIX of said Constitution provides
penalty those persons transgressing the provisions
Be enacted By the Legislature of The State of Florida That
SECTION l.. 1t shall duty of the Board of County
Commissioners of each county this State upon the
ton to said board regular special meeting thereof of
which said application made decide whether the sale Of
intoxicating liquors. wines beer shall be prohibited therein
and signed by neourth of the registered of said
county, to order an election in said county, not oener than
in years. decide whether the sale of
toxcatng liquors. wines beer shall be prohibited in said
county, shall the Clerk of said board give
thirty (30 days notice of said election by publishing the
in in each and town in said county,
newspaper be published in said county and
none then by posting least written notices Of sad
election in the most public places said county, of which
shall be the court house in said That Clerk
the Circuit Court in said county in which said election shall
be ordered within three days after the ordering said election
shall appoint deputy registration officer in each voting pre-
cnct in said county within days from date of ordering
said election notify said Of their appointment dep
uy registration officers and also through the Sheriff Of said
county, sad ocers with the proper books
in which to register all who be entitled to regis
tron under the laws Florida and the appointed
shall give notice by posting up at least three @ written
notices. in each election precinct that the registration books
will be opened at the polling place in each precinct for the
space Of ten O days preceding the tenth Oth
said election that said registration officers shall register all
entitled under the laws Florida registration
in of general election and shall said registration
books to the Clerk of the Circuit Court of the proper county
at least five (5) days before said election
That said election shall be held conducted the man.
prescribed by law for holding general elections except
That inspectors OF election shall appointed
the vote cast and make due returns of the
County Commissioners within five @ days after said election
At said election the ballot used shall be plain white piece
paper written printed side either for selling or
aganst seing and should majority of the legally
cast any such election be against selling then no ntox
eating liquors, wines beer shall county
which said election by
election which shall not be held oener than once In every
two but should majority of legally voting
their ballots for selling, liquors. may
be sold in said county until otherwise determined by an eec
oxcating liquors. either sptuous malt or patent
alcoholic bters shall not be sold in any election district
on Provided further That should it be determined at said
election that liquors. beer be sold in the county
which said election held the person
ing to make such sales shall obtain license and pay all such
tax taxes be prescribed law for carrying
business further That all elections ordered under
this act shall be held within sixty DAYS from the time of
sentng such application if any such election should
thereby take place within sixty days of State National
National election
SEC If such county such election
the sale of such liquors within such county, then
or In any which at county election voted
in favor of the sale of such liquors. paying the proper
tax to the proper officer in said county, shall have granted
him proper license for selling such liquors in such precinct
SEC. Any person who shall sell be sold any
liquors. as provided in this in any county voting against
the sale Of such liquors in such county contrary the
visions Of this act shall be deemed guilty Of misdemeanor
and conviction shall be fined in exceeding
hundred dollars or imprisonment in the county Jail not
ceeding six months, or by both fine and imprisonment
SEQ The Circuit Courts Of circuit in which such
counties situated shall have jurisdiction in all offences
as described in section Of this article.
SEo This bill shall 60 into effect and become operative
from and after its passage.
Approved June 2, 1887. g.s